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State of the Department of Pediatrics 2020
Terence S. DermodyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatrics Grand RoundsSeptember 10, 2020
A pandemic is very expensive!
Financial Disclosures
Today’s Game Plan
• Department Overview• Major Discoveries• Education, Training, and Career
Development Updates• Clinical Service Accomplishments• Important New Initiatives• Divisional and Executive Leadership
A Vision for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Who We Are
26 Divisions, Centers, and InstitutesØ Faculty: 336 Ø Clinical Fellows: 101Ø Residents: 121Ø Research Fellows: 63Ø Graduate Students: 32Ø Research Staff 264Ø Clinical Staff 386Ø Administrative Staff 31
4 6
10↓ 3
14 12
↓ 1
1334 and Growing!
Faculty Ethnicity Distribution
18%1% (3)
6%1% (3)
74%
Faculty by Ethnicity/Race
Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Multiple Races White
Faculty Gender Distribution
62%(210)
38%(126)
Faculty by Gender
Women Men
Faculty by Rank and Gender
0 50 100 150 200 250
All Faculty
Instructor
Assist.Professor
AssociateProfessor
Professor
Women Men
FY20 Recruitment
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Total Recruited
Recruited (Internal)
Internal Candidates
Recruited (External)
External Candidates
2
1
2
5
1
4
1
17
19
14
17
5
27
24
15
21
6
44
Total Women Men URM
2
1
2
1
2
1
Faculty Promotions(As of August 1, 2020)
Mark DeBrunner Cardiology Associate Professor
Erika Friehling Hematology-Oncology Associate Professor
Jacqueline Ho Nephrology Associate Professor
Linda McAllister-Lucas Hematology-Oncology Wheeler Family Endowed Chair
Al-Walid Mohsen Genetics Research Professor
Kristin Ray General Academic Pediatrics Associate Professor
Nader Shaikh General Academic Pediatrics Professor
Tony Tarchichi Hospitalist Medicine Associate Professor
Major Faculty AwardsRachel Berger – Cribs for Kids Women of Achievement Award
Diego Chaves-Gnecco – Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement
Mike Green – American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice Award
Elizabeth Hewett – American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council
Sandy Kim – Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Uniting to Care and Cure Award
Sanjay Lambore – UPSOM Clerkship Preceptor of the Year
Major Faculty AwardsLinda McAllister-Lucas – Society for Pediatric Research Council
Andy Nowalk – UMPC Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service (ACES)
Katie Polak – William I. Cohen Teacher of the Year Award
Kristin Ray –Top 10 Paper of the Year in Pediatrics
Amr Sawalha – American College of Rheumatology Henry Kunkel Early Career Investigator Award
John Williams – American Pediatric Society Norman Siegel Outstanding Science Award
Society for Pediatric Research
Brian Campfield, Scott Canna, Jennifer Marin, Anita McElroy and Mousumi Moulik
American Pediatric Society
Tom Diacovo, Amy Houtrow, Jackie Kreutzer, Marian Michaels, and John Williams
Department of Pediatrics
Major Discoveries
Sunny Sims-Lucas, Ph.D.Sirtuin 5 Regulates Proximal Tubule Fatty Acid Oxidation to Protect against AKI (J Am Soc Nephrol, 2019)
Poholek
J. Exp. Med. 217:e20190742, 2020
T Cell Expression of Blimp-1 Promotes Allergic Lung Inflammation
Intranasal immunization with house dust mite
antigen
BAL fluid cell counts
McAllister and Lucas
J. Clin. Invest. 130:1466, 2020
Higher GRK2 Expression Levels Are Associated with Increased Survival in Activated B Cell-Type
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Prog
ress
ion-
free
surv
ival
(%)
Ove
rall
surv
ival
(%)
Time (months) Time (months)
Forno and Celedón
JAMA 324:752-760, 2020
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Time to a First Asthma Exacerbation
Arslanian
N. Engl. J. Med. 382:2117-2128, 2020
Effect of Liraglutide on Body Weight in Overweight Teenagers
Absolute Change in Body Weight Relative Change in Body Weight
Average age = 14.5 years / average BMI = 35 kg/m2
Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogue
Miller
JAMA Pediatr. 174:241-9, 2020
Effectiveness of Coaching Boys Into Men Training Program
Coaching Boys Into Men trains athletic coaches to talk to male athletes about (1) respectful relationship behaviors, (2) promoting more gender-equitable attitudes, and (3) positive bystander intervention.
Pediatrics Research Revenue$52.7 Million
Distribution of Research Funding
New K Awards – FY 2020
Name Division Title Annual Budget
Award Number
Begin - End Date
Culyba, Alison Adolescent Medicine
Strengthening Adolescent-Adult Networks to Reduce Youth Violence $157,450 K23-
HD0982777/5/2019 -6/30/2024
Ghaloul-Gonzalez, Lina
MedicalGenetics
Precision Genomic Medicine in the Plain Communities and its Impact on the Plain
and General Population$182,072 K08-
HG0104909/12/2019 -6/30/2024
Hooven, Thomas Neonatology A Rationally Targeted Approach to
Preventing GBS Infection $189,972 K08-AI132555
2/1/2020 -1/31/2022
Stenger, Elizabeth
Bone Marrow Transplant/Cell
Therapy
Improving Haploidentical Stem Cell Engraftment in Sickle Cell Disease Using Autologous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
$187,812 K23-HL133446
8/10/2019 -7/31/2020
New Major Grants – FY 2020
Name Division Title Agency Title
FY 20Award
Award Number
Project Begin/End
Dates
Abdel-Hamid, Hoda NeurologyA Prospective Long-Term Registry of Patients with a Diagnosis of Spinal
Muscular AtrophyAveXis $ 284,399 CLT 1/15/20 - 1/14/22
Byersdorfer, CraigBone Marrow
Transplant/Cell Therapy
Leveraging T Cell Metabolism to Improve Anti-Cancer USAMRAA $ 308,254 W81XWH1910291 7/1/19 - 6/30/21
Coyne, Carolyn Center for Microbial Pathogenesis
Innate Immune Signaling in Placental Antiviral Defenses NIH $ 712,831 R01-AI145828 7/1/19 - 6/30/24
Coyne, Carolyn Center for Microbial Pathogenesis
The Role of FcRn in echovirus Entry and Pathogenesis NIH $ 438,653 R01-AI150151 1/1/20 - 12/31/24
Coyne, Carolyn Center for Microbial Pathogenesis
Enterovirus Infection of Polarized Epithelial Cells NIH $ 382,448 R01-AI081759 6/15/20 - 5/31/25
Dermody, Terence Infectious Diseases Pediatric Research Training Program for Subspecialty Fellows NIH $ 414,831 T32-HD071834 5/1/20 - 4/30/25
Dong, Hengjiang Endocrinology Myeloid FoxO1 in Lipid Metabolism NIH $ 408,222 R01-DK120310 8/1/19 - 7/31/23
Escolar, Maria Medical GeneticsTreatment of Krabbe Disease Using
Gene Therapy: Continuation -Supplemental Funding
TLOAF $ 943,401 N/A (Foundation) 10/1/19 - 9/30/20
New Major Grants – FY 2020
Name Division Title Agency Title
FY 20Award
Award Number
Project Begin/End
Dates
Escolar, Maria Medical GeneticsA Study of Potential Treatment-
Responsive Biomarkers in Hunter Syndrome
Denali $ 297,406 CLT 10/2/19 - 10/1/21
Escolar, Maria Medical Genetics
Preparation for ABT-001, ABT-002, ABT-003, ABT-005, and prescreening study to examine effects of gene transfer on MPS
III and CLN1
Abeona $ 298,702 CLT 11/11/19 - 5/31/20
Forno, Erick Pulmonology Obesity and Childhood Asthma: The Role of Adipose Tissue NIH $ 521,524 R01-HL149693 3/1/20 - 2/28/25
Hand, Timothy Infectious Diseases
Mechanisms of Maternal Immunoglobulin A Control Over the
Neonatal Microbiota and the Development of Necrotizing
Enterocolitis
NIH $ 449,729 R01-DK120697 1/15/20 - 12/31/24
Ho, Jacqueline Nephrology Endothelial miR-17-92 protects against acute kidney injury NIH $ 373,878 R01-DK125015 3/2/20 - 1/31/24
Hoberman, Alejandro GAP Assessment of Otopathogens in Young Children with Acute Otitis Media Merck $ 2,162,431 CLT 8/1/19 - 7/31/21
Konnikova, Yelizaveta Neonatology Repurposing Pharmacological Agents for Inherited Mast Cell Disorders of the Gut NIH $ 276,817 R21-TR002639 7/1/19 - 6/30/20
First R01 Grants
New Major Grants – FY 2020
Name Division Title Agency Title
FY 20Award
Award Number
Project Begin/End
Dates
Kuhn, Bernhard Heart Regeneration Institute
Lamin B2 Regulates Nuclear Remodeling in Cardiomyocyte
Terminal DifferentiationNIH $ 382,210 R01-HL151415 4/1/20 - 3/31/24
Kuhn, Bernhard Heart Regeneration Institute
Quantification of the Decline of Heart Muscle Cell Proliferation and
its Reversal in Pediatric PatientsNIH $ 421,675 R01-HL151386 6/15/20 - 5/31/24
Manni, Michelle L PulmonologyImmune Mediators of IL-22
Signaling Alter Allergic Airway Disease
NIH $ 413,571 R01-HL146445 3/1/20 - 2/28/25
Moulik, Mousumi Cardiology Tead1 and Cardiac Adaptation NIH $ 379,950 R01-HL147946 7/1/19 - 6/30/24
Pilewski, Joseph Pulmonology
A Phase 3, Open-label Study Evaluating the Long-term Safety of
VX-445 Combination Therapy in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis
Vertex $ 316,662 CLT 8/29/19 - 8/28/21
Sawalha, Amr RheumatologyCharacterizing the Takayasu
Arteritis Genetic Risk in RPS9/LILRB3
NIH $ 470,292 R01-AR070148 7/12/19 - 4/30/22
Torok, Kathryn Rheumatology Defining Dysregulated Immune and Fibrotic Pathways in Morphea NIH $ 289,149 R56-AR075761 9/15/19 - 8/31/20
Williams, John Infectious Diseases New Vaccine Surveillance Network Supplement 2 CDC $ 250,000 U01-IP001051 9/1/19 - 8/31/20
First R01 Grants
Foundation Leadership Team
Executive Leadership
Total Fundraising Progress
$8.1M
$12.4M
$14.4M$13.1M
$16.8M
$20.4M$22.1M
$18.2M
$24.2M
$28.6M
$23.4M
$5.0M
$10.0M
$15.0M
$20.0M
$25.0M
$30.0M
FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
Foundation Activities
Education, Training, andCareer Development
Updates
Department of Pediatrics
Megan Freeman, M.D., Ph.D.Teaching the world about coronaviruses
Undergraduate Medical Education
Pediatric Advanced Physical Exam Pediatric Electives
17 subspecialty electives 2019-20: 50 Pitt and38 visiting students
Marlynn Haigh
Pediatric Clerkship-Co-Director
Pediatric Clerkship-Directors
Pediatric Acting Internship
Andrew McCormick
Neema Shah
Aimee Biller
LauraPanko
AllieRometo
John Szymusiak
Emily Trauernicht
Pediatric EM
Brett McAninch
Pediatric Residency Leadership
Ben Miller
Jen Wolford
Andy Nowalk
Katie Polak Kate Watson
Rhett Lieberman
Pediatric Residency Intern Class
Rachel Alade, MD
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Stephanie Amendola,
MD
Geisinger Commonwealth
School of Medicine
Brittany Ashe, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Sarah Bedoyan, MD
Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine
Stephanie Chavez-
Yenter, DOMichigan State
University College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Triple Board
Yonairy Collado
Puello, MDInstituto
Tecnológico de Santo Domingo
(INTEC) Facultad de Ciencias de la
Salud
Anna Maria Coronata,
MDEmory
University School of Medicine
Med-Peds
Julian Curiel, MD
Wake Forest School of
Medicine of Wake Forest
Baptist Medical Center
Allison Doyle, MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Med-Peds
Tsuyoshi Fujita, MD
PhDTohoku
University School of Medicine
PedSDP
Nour Gebara, MD
American University of
Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Margaret Gegick, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine
Laura Grezzo, MD
Geisinger Commonwealth
School of Medicine
Child Neuro
Nicholas Harris, MD
PhDVanderbilt University School of Medicine
PedSDP
Rachel Hill, MD
The Warren Alpert Medical
School of Brown
University
Aditi Jain, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical
School
Anne Kalinowski,
MD
University of Michigan
Medical School
Samuel Kaplan, MD
Tulane University School of MedicinePALS
Madison Kavanaugh,
MD
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Jane Kwon, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePALS
Ji Young Lee, MD
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Jonathan Li, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
at Thomas Jefferson University
Med-Peds
Christy Lucas, MD
Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine
Madalyn Lutz, DO
Lake Erie College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Anisha Maheshwari,
MD
The University of Toledo College of
Medicine and Life Sciences
Ryan Malave, MD
St. George's University School of Medicine
Child Neuro
Talya Mandelkern,
MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Med-Peds
Jessica Messier, MD
PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Caroline Morris, DO
Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Ursula Parlin, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
at Thomas Jefferson University
Jacob Pickle, MD
Lewis Katz School of
Medicine at Temple
UniversityPeds Anes
Sophia Rifkin, MD
Sackler School of Medicine - New
York State American Branch
Alexander Rowland, DO
Lake Erie College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Patrick Schlitt, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
at Thomas Jefferson University
Jasmine Sondhi, MD
Donald and Barbara Zucker
School of Medicine at
Hofstra/NorthwellChild Neuro
Mikaela Speakes, MD
Saint Louis University School
of MedicineChild Neuro
Rebecca Speer, MD
Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine
Martha Stewart, MD
University of Virginia School of
Medicine
Rebecca Toback, MD
University of Michigan
Medical SchoolTriple Board
Krishna Trivedi, MD
University of Missouri-Kansas
City School of Medicine
HannahWilson, MD
University of Chicago Division of
the Biological Sciences The
Pritzker School of Medicine
41!
Medical School Locations of Our Interns
Pediatric Chief Residents
Rosemarie Mastropolo Maia Taft
BraveenRagunanthan
Nick Szoko
Resident EducationTop Performers
Amanda Brown (H/O)
Sylvia Choi (PHM)
Jenna Gaesser (Neuro)
Scott Maurer (H/O)
Andy Nowalk (ID)
Kim Ritchey (H/O)
Arvind Srinath (GI)
Jane Taylor (Pulm)
Kate Watson (GAP)
Matthew Zinn (Card)
Pediatric Fellow Education• Adolescent Medicine• Allergy and Immunology• Blood and Marrow
Transplant• Cardiology• Emergency Medicine• Endocrinology• Gastroenterology• General Academic
Pediatrics• Hematology-Oncology
• Hospital Medicine• Infectious Disease• Medical Biochemical
Genetics• Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine• Nephrology • Palliative Medicine (2021)• Pulmonology• Rheumatology• Transplant Hepatology
Fellowship Leadership Team
Noel Zuckerbraun, Arvind Srinath, and Pat Fustich
OFD Education Innovation GrantsErin Cummings, Pediatric Hospital Medicine•Physician Nursing Residency Peer Mentorship Program
Karena Lawrence, Newborn Medicine•Difficult Conversations in the NICU and Beyond
Andrew McCormick, Pediatric Hospital Medicine•Anti-Racism in Medicine: Connecting the Thread from the Classroom to Clinical Ward in Medical Education
Tahniat Syed, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine•Enhancing a Curriculum in Pregnancy Options Counseling for Pediatric Residents with Patient Perspectives
Orquidia Torres, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine •Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced: An Innovative Anti-Racist Training Curriculum
OFD Leadership Development Grant
Sonika Bhatnagar, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Program Components• Leadership Principles by Harvard
Business School Online
Department of Pediatrics
Clinical Service Accomplishments
Brian Feingold, M.D.Division of Pediatric CardiologyMedical Director, Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Programs
Cardiology 2Endocrinology 7Gastroenterology 9Pulmonology 10Neonatology 13 35Nephrology 13Neurology 13Cancer 18 15
Inpatient and Observation Unit Admissions
12,796 12,432 12,549 12,333 12,192 12,98611,690
6,491 8,293 8,772 9,693 9,3159,022
8,384
19,287 20,725 21,32122,026 21,507 22,008
20,074
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
AY14 AY15 AY16 AY17 AY18 AY19 AY20
Inpatient Admissions Observation Visits
* Totals may be exact due to rounding
Average Daily Census
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – Licensed for 313 Beds
178 170 170 176 176 169148
66 92 89 94 93 9893
36 6
5 5 6
5247
269 265276 274 273
247
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
AY14 AY15 AY16 AY17 AY18 AY19 AY20Medical-Surgical Critical Care Rehab
* Totals may be exact due to rounding
Average Daily Census – AY20 By Month
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – Licensed for 313 Beds
154 154 160 160 162 178 177 164140
84107
130
93 94100 94 100
102 9795
105
69
80
91
6 76 5 3
4 46
7
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254 255266 260 265
284 278266
252
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227
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Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunMedical-Surgical Critical Care Rehab
Patient Experience – AY20 By Month
90 89
81
85 84 84
9693 94
97 97
92
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
Jul-19
Aug-19
Sep-19
Oct-19
Nov-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Perc
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anki
ng
DOP 10 Year Revenue Trend ($ in 000s)
$64.6 Million
DOP 10 Year Revenue TrendAY 2011 AY 2012 AY 2013 AY 2014 AY 2015 AY 2016 AY 2017 AY 2018 AY 2019 AY 2020
20 vs 11 V% CAGR
Net Patient
Revenue $50,960 $53,996 $61,894 $62,766 $65,067 $63,083 $63,749 $64,837 $68,787 $64,593 27% 3%
$30,000
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AY 2011 AY 2012 AY 2013 AY 2014 AY 2015 AY 2016 AY 2017 AY 2018 AY 2019 AY 2020
Net Patient Revenue Linear (Net Patient Revenue)
COVID-19Department of Pediatrics
Niday Picture Library
Getty Images
Mask-Up Monday
Pittsburgh, April 26, 2020
Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.
Pittsburgh, a sister city to Wuhan, China, saw only modest cases for months. In the last two weeks, cases are suddenly soaring.
New York Times, July 12, 2020
Allegheny County COVID-19 Test Results – Five-Day Average
Judy Martin, M.D.Allegheny County Health Department Data, September 9, 2020
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100
50
200
COVID-19 Research at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• SARS-CoV-2 surveillance– John Williams
• Development of antibody tests– Anita McElroy
• Mechanisms of immunity– John Alcorn
• Testing COVID-19 vaccines– Pittsburgh Vaccine Trials Unit
Pittsburgh Vaccine Trials Unit (PVTU)• Long history of infection biology and
vaccine research in Pittsburgh• Collaborate with NIH and industry leaders
in pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccine clinical trials for a variety of conditions and infections – starting with vaccines for SARS-CoV-2
• Registry now includes 3,704 Pittsburghers(September 9, 2020)
DirectorsJudy MartinAlejandro Hoberman
PVTU Sponsor TeamRich Beigi, MD – OB/GYNTerence Dermody, MD – PediatricsPaul Duprex, PhD – Center for Vaccine ResearchHeather Eng, MD – Public HealthGary Fischer, MD – MedicineNancy Harter, BA – PediatricsAlejandro Hoberman, MD – Pediatrics (Director)Diana Kearney, RN – PediatricsJudy Martin, MD – Pediatrics (Director)Anita McElroy, MD – PediatricsLiz Miller, MD, PhD – Pediatrics Jennifer Nagg, RN – PediatricsSteve Reis, MD – MedicineSusan Sandusky, BA – CTSIFran Solano, MD – MedicineJohn Williams, MD – PediatricsRick Zimmerman, MD – Family Medicine
Jonas Salk administering poliovirus vaccine in 1956
SpikeRNA
• RNA-based vaccine designed to elicit spike-specific antibody
• One of FIVE vaccines to be tested as part of Operation Warp Speed
• PVTU currently enrolling 250 volunteers as part of a large, national Phase 3 trial
• Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy are primary endpoints
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Appointments
Loreta Matheo, M.D.Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, M.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionA Way Forward
• Recruiting– Residents, Fellows, Faculty, and Leaders
• Culture– External review– Implicit-bias and anti-racism training– Shared readings and engagement
• Community– The Pittsburgh Study– Arsenal Middle School
iStockphoto.com | eyetoeyePIX
Photograph by Eli Pousson
Arsenal Middle SchoolKiki TorresSylvia Owusu-AnsahNoel Zuckerbraun
• Form longitudinal partnership with Arsenal leadership
• Establish integrated mentorship program for Arsenal students
• Expose Arsenal students to careers in science and medicine Andrew Rush, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Department of Pediatrics
Divisional and Executive Leadership
Deborah Bogen, M.D.Director, Allegheny County Health Department
Stephanie Dewar, M.D. and Nicholas Barcellona
Division and Center Directors
RheumatologyAmr Sawalha
Newborn MedicineThomas Diacovo
PulmonologyJuan Celedón
Obesity and MetabolismSilva Arslanian
Microbial PathogenesisCarolyn Coyne
Heart RegenerationBernhard Kuhn
NephrologyCarl Bates
Medical GeneticsJerry Vockley
Infectious DiseasesJohn Williams
Neurology andChild Development
Ira Bergman
Blood and MarrowTransplantationPaul Szabolcs
Allergy and ImmunologyHey Chong
Adolescent and YoungAdult MedicineElizabeth Miller
CardiologyJackie Kreutzer
EndocrinologyRadhika Muzumdar
Child AdvocacyRachel Berger
Gastroenterology,Hepatology, and Nutrition
Andrew Feranchak
Hematology andOncology
Linda McAllister
Health InformaticsSrinivasan Suresh
General AcademicPediatrics
Alejandro Hoberman
Hospital MedicineBen Miller
Richard King MellonGeorge Gittes
Emergency MedicineRay Pitetti
DOP Executive CommitteeClinical AffairsJeff Rudolph
EducationNoel Zuckerbraun
Basic ResearchCarl Bates
Clinical ResearchAlejandro Hoberman
International RelationsKim Ritchey
Diversity, Equity, andInclusion
Loreta Matheo
Executive AdministratorMichael Comunale
Faculty DevelopmentDena Hofkosh
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Jeff Rudolph, M.D.July 1, 2020
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Clinical Services Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Vice Chair for Education
Noel Zuckerbraun, M.D.July 1, 2020
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Great Thanks – Research Administrative Management Team
Greg Adametz, Diane Cline, Vince Concel, Paul Dee, Colleen Frey, Lisa Gensler, Nancy Harter, Paula Hutson, Matt Lodovico, Christie Mull, and Shawn Ward
Great Thanks – Clinical Research Leaders
Jennifer Baker, Janet Bell, Weiping DeBlasio, David Groscost, Liz Hartigan, Diana Kearney, Adam Kufen, Shawna Mcintyre, Jennifer Nagg, and Lynnette Orlansky
Great Thanks – Clinical Administrative Management Team
Jayme AndriskoJudy BiernesserBethany BlackburnAaron ChrismanMarilyn CieriMichael ComunaleCarilynn CoulterAnnette EvansSarah GilbertWhitney LerchLori OlszewskiCindy RetortErnesto RizzitanoMichael RoosJessica SaundersHolly SchauppSami ShalabiSusan SmithCarrie Yopp
The DOP Administrative Team
Joe Anderson, Nick Barcellona, Maggie Boss, Jackie Cassidy, Michael Comunale, Miranda Feldmann, Colleen Frey, Nancy Harter, Dena Hofkosh, Sarah Kurimsky, Brendan Linton, Rebecca Longo, and Lori Olszewski
May 29, 2020
Dermody Lab April 9, 2020
Pavi Aravamudhan, Pam Brigleb, Kay Fiske, Kira Griswold, Ada Izuogu, Colleen Kelly, Chris Lee, Anthony Lentscher, Nicole McAllister, Krish Raghunathan, Alexa Roth, Pengcheng Shang, Xay
Somoulay, Danica Sutherland, Gwen Taylor, Olivia Welsh
Great Thanks – Mark Sevco
6 feet
Jackie Weisser, September 8, 2020
White Coats for Black LivesUPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
June 5, 2020
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